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Luokanopettajaopiskelijat kielellisiä havaintojaan selittämässä (2024)
Student teachers explaining their linguistic observations

Hankala, M., Torvelainen, P., Aalto, E., Kauppinen, M., Mustonen, S., & Tarnanen, M. (2024). Luokanopettajaopiskelijat kielellisiä havaintojaan selittämässä. In M. Kivilehto, L. Lahti, T. Pitkänen, E. Pitkäsalo, & M. Tervola (Eds.), Tutkimuksellisia siltoja rakentamassa (pp. 17-44). AFinLA. AFinLA:n vuosikirja, 2024. https://doi.org/10.30661/afinlavk.143449

JYU authors or editors

Publication details

All authors or editors: Hankala, Mari; Torvelainen, Päivi; Aalto, Eija; Kauppinen, Merja; Mustonen, Sanna; Tarnanen, Mirja

Parent publication: Tutkimuksellisia siltoja rakentamassa

Parent publication editors: Kivilehto, Marja; Lahti, Laura; Pitkänen, Taina; Pitkäsalo, Eliisa; Tervola, Maija

ISBN: 978-951-9388-79-3

Journal or series: AFinLA:n vuosikirja

eISSN: 2343-2608

Publication year: 2024

Publication date: 06/11/2024

Number in series: 2024

Pages range: 17-44

Number of pages in the book: 375

Publisher: AFinLA

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30661/afinlavk.143449

Publication open access: Openly available

Publication channel open access: Open Access channel

Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/98335

Additional information: Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistyksen julkaisuja ; 81
Suomen soveltavan kielitieteen yhdistyksen AFinLAn syyssymposium Tampereen yliopistossa 9.–11.11.2023

Abstract

In light of previous research, it is important to examine class teachers’ perceptions of language so that we can develop pedagogical practices to evoke pupils’ interest and enthusiasm towards the language. In this article, we study what student teachers perceive about language and how they conceptualise their perceptions. We examined 264 student teachers’ interpretations of two sentences with different ambiguities and a nonsense sentence. The data were analysed using both theory- and data-driven qualitative content analysis. The results showed that many students already had a high level of metalinguistic competence: they perceived the ambiguity of the sentences, approached the nonsense sentence with relevant concepts and were able to explicate their linguistic deduction. However, some of the students had challenges, for example in using metalanguage, or they perceived the sentences mainly from a normative perspective. The results can be utilized in developing teaching practices in teacher education and in enhancing the language awareness of student teachers.

Keywords: class teachers; teacher training; students; language skills; Finnish language; metalanguages; observation; language-aware education

Free keywords: language awareness; student teachers; metalinguistic knowledge; pedagogical notions

Contributing organizations

Ministry reporting: Yes

VIRTA submission year: 2024

Preliminary JUFO rating: 1